SQL: How to retrieve last n records from table without using any field/column

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To retrieve top n rows
SELECT TOP(5)* FROM table1

Posted 3-Dec-14 23:43pm

Karmesh_Madhavi

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Tomas Takac · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-04T00:24:00

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Please note that TOP 5 without ORDER BY may return any 5 rows from the table. In order to return first or last rows you need to define what first and last means. You do that using ORDER BY clause. So no there is no way to retrieve last 5 rows without using any columns in the query. Always use ORDER BY with TOP to get predictable results!

Posted 4-Dec-14 0:24am

Tomas Takac

Updated 4-Dec-14 0:26am

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Maciej Los 4-Dec-14 7:06am

+5!

mudgilsks 5-Dec-14 1:51am

Use DESC in order by clause or Use ROW NUMBER BY PARTITION Feature